Hard Apple Cider Recipe

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Hard Apple Cider
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Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon apple cider
  • 1 lb honey
  • 1 tsp yeast

Directions:

  1. Other items you'll need: Stock pot, stirring spoon, 1 gallon glass jug, rubber stopper with hole for airlock (available from your local home-brew shop), Airlock (also available from your local home-brew shop), enough bottles to hold one gallon of your cider (screw top bottles that have already held carbonated beverages are ideal.).
  2. Pour about half of the cider into the stock pot and heat to 80°.
  3. Stir in honey and continue to stir until honey is completely dissolved.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Cool the cider to 75°.
  6. Funnel warm cider into 1 gallon glass jug.
  7. Add enough of remaining cider to fill jug (with 3 or 4 inches of space left at the top.).
  8. Add yeast.
  9. Place stopper and airlock on jug.
  10. Let the jug rest in a cool dark place for approximately a week.
  11. Fill screw top bottles with cider, then let sit for 2 or 3 more days in that same cool dark spot.
  12. Refrigerate and drink!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 792.17 Kcal (3317 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.02g 0%
Sodium 77.35mg 3%
Potassium 1216.49mg 26%
Total Carbs 206.82g 69%
Sugars 197.09g 788%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g 0%
Protein 0.36g 1%
Vitamin C 10.6mg 18%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 102.4mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 74.65 Kcal (313 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 7.29mg 3%
Potassium 114.64mg 26%
Total Carbs 19.49g 69%
Sugars 18.57g 788%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 0.03g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 18%
Calcium 9.7mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.8
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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